finebykris Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Im not sure if both my cores are actually being used. How can I check? Ive noticed that I cant play 1080p movies in quicktime smoothly, even now that im OC'd to 2.56ghz. Im running iDeneb 10.5.5 btw. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/132822-is-my-core-2-duo-really-a-core-2-duo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 then you might nead a bios hack to get all cores working CHECK THE STICKY BIOS HACK TO GET ALL CORES WORKING! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/132822-is-my-core-2-duo-really-a-core-2-duo/#findComment-941807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulimate Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 perhaps, your graphic card driver is not properly installed so the GPU doesn't provide hardware acceleration. Check it. and I have witnessed some Intel GMA GPUs can't play 1080P (H.264) well no matter how tough the CPU installed in Windows XP. GMA X3100 with Q6600... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/132822-is-my-core-2-duo-really-a-core-2-duo/#findComment-941818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 apple doesnot support harware decoding yet so it all comes down to the cpu :S and beleave mee my rig asus P5W Q6600 @3GHz even has trouble playing a 1080p Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/132822-is-my-core-2-duo-really-a-core-2-duo/#findComment-942138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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